staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
binoculars; field glasses
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to pick up; to find; to gather
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
beginning; outset; first; onset
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement